Is this Headlight Lens Correctable?

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Hey All,

I am a general newb when it comes to detailing and have read so much on this site but haven't had a chance to apply it due to crap weather but one thing I could not find is something similar to this problem on my headlight.

I recently purchased a cpo Accord and didn't notice this "blemish" on the headlight.
Looks like someone with a buffer got too close to the lens when going over the hood.

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and

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When going from the blemish to the smooth part of the lens with my nail I do feel a slight edge.


How would one go about getting this looking better?


Thanks for any input,
Clay
 
Looks more like buffer dust then buffer burn. You may be in luck

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Luckily with headlights you can sand them. Wetsanding will take care of it. You will then need to polish the lense. Do you have a polisher? If not, a cordless drill with one of the many headlight lense kits will work.
 
Ahh, yeah I was hoping wetsanding would help me out. No polisher but plenty of drills. Is everything I need in one of the standard Megs/Mothers headlight resto kit?




Clay
 
Yes. Check out the online store here on autogeek for some good options.
 
It's the acrylic failing. You could either sand the rest completely off, and do your own urethane coating. Or, you could wet sand the blemish out, and sort of feather the edges flush to blend it in.

If it were me...I would probably sand it completely off, and start over.
 
Kristopher1129 said:
It's the acrylic failing. You could either sand the rest completely off, and do your own urethane coating. Or, you could wet sand the blemish out, and sort of feather the edges flush to blend it in.

If it were me...I would probably sand it completely off, and start over.
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Definitely failing acrylic. I'm an Acura/Honda owner. It's a recurring theme with them. I wetsanded the failed sections until they blended smoothly with the rest of the lens and then polished them with Ultimate Compound on a 3.5" LC orange pad. I then wiped polyurethane (Diluted 1:1 with mineral spirit) over then entire lens.

Do a search on the AG forum. Somebody else came up with the polyurethane idea and dedicated an entire thread to the process. His name escapes me.

Not sure if anybody has tried it, but Opti-Coat could be a less messy (albeit, much more expensive) option.
 
Kristopher1129 said:
It's the acrylic failing. You could either sand the rest completely off, and do your own urethane coating. Or, you could wet sand the blemish out, and sort of feather the edges flush to blend it in.

If it were me...I would probably sand it completely off, and start over.
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Getting the defect out will be quite easy. Wet sand with 1600 then 2000 then compound. If you don't seal it with something the poly+mineral spirits solution is by far the cheapest you will see the lens start to yellow in a couple months.

Overall its actually a pretty easy repair, just take your time. If you don't own a buffer you can get a pretty good result by hand just get a good foam polishing block.
 
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